The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1887-10-06
And ORDER.
MEETING OF CITIZENS.
ORGANIZATION EFFECTED

of the Hooking County Agricultur.
al Society announced for gale anon.
various FAR Privileges" q stanl
for the sale of beer on the grounds
This action of the Board provoked
considerable discussion. The argu.
ments favoring and disfavoring The
course of the Beard are apparent
and need not be recited. There is
a law passed by the last Legislature
prohibiting the sale of beer within
a distance of two miles of a Fair
ground
Last Tuesday, as announced in
last weeks SENTINEL, Miss Leh-
man and Mrs. Hufford, represent
ing the Women's Christian Tenn
perance Union served notice on the
Board of Directors that if the at
tempt was made 10 sell beer on the
Fair grounds the law would be en-
forced tn the limit.
Last Sunday it was announced in
the NJ. Il. and Presbyterian church
es that meeting of citizens would
be held in the Court room on Mon
day evening for the purpose of organ
lzing Law and Order Association.
Pursuant to this call and in the
spirit of opposition 10 beer selling
on the Fai Gro unds, a. large crowd
assembled in the Court room, many
ladies being present.
THE MEETING ORGANIZER.
On motion of Rev. Moore, sec
onded By Peter Lytle. Mayor Stein
man was elected Chairman.
The chair stated the object OF
the meeting to be the organization
of citizens who would see that Law
he enforced and Order maintained
Mr.. Moore nominsted Mr.. Da-
veuport for Secretary.
Mr.. Davenport said his duties
were such that he could not serve,
and asked to be excused. On mo
ton of air. Van Horn, John Han
sen was elected Secretary.
REMARKS OF REV. MOORE.
Mr. Moore was called ON and said
in substance this:
"As l stated yesterday | want it
understood that this is not 4 poiit-
ical meeting. Churches as we'll as
any other organizations have q
right in public Affairs. The minis
Ter has the right of any other citl-
zen. and US citizen propose to
assert myself upon public questions
involving the morals OF the commu-
ulIt ia WHICH I iSc.
The purpose OF the meeting to
night is not to fight tie Fair, any
mure than amy other instuti0n cal
cu;a'cd to disturb the peace and de
slroy the morals of our people. We
object 10 the sale of beer on the
Fair Grounds. Ii is held that the
enforcement of the law against the
sale will cause the closing of all ga
.ooEs in town for three days, be-
Cause the town Is within the two
mile radius. What harm in that
i be close for three duys is not ss
gooi as three months, Or three
years. or three generations. bu, it
is good as far as 1t goes. 1t Will do
no harm.
he movement to start Law and
Order Association was started three
months ago. The aim is TO accom-
pilsh good, The para mount though It
is to make manhood sui rtme
There arc more evils IN our midst
than drunkenness. Conspicuous is
lndolence. The front of our Court
House Is every day fringed With
Idle, useless, indoient men, fellows
who seem 10 have been born tired.
They are not good examples OF. f.man-
hood for the children on their way
10 school 10 see. Indoienee should
be sent to the back door. Thrift,
work. activity should be in the front
In this country every man can be
of use and the indolent loitercr is
Oh the leyel of the drunkard.
Now We are here to insist that the
law be enforced. No good citizen
can object to the enforcement ofthe
Law. If bad Law, repeal it. If
not a bad Law, (ant who says ii
ls), enforce II.
1t is claimed the preachers are
fighting the Fair. Vel am not.
[ am in FAVOR ofthe enforcement
of the laws, and if In this the
Fair feels hit, can't help it. No
institution should exist in which
a man cannot take part without
injury to himself. We have
them in our midst.
Mr.. Moore spoke of a funeral
he was called to attend tomor-
row. 1t was a duty that came
late. As citizens. we may have
been direlect in our duty towards
the dead. Others will die. Should
we not look to the lives of the
living. We have bad people
among us. they are human. So
am l. Let us-in charity do the
best we can to make all good j.,
each striving in his own sphere
TO do his duty.
On closing, his remarks were
loudly appIauded. MIR. Moore
moved, seconded by Rev. Thomas
that q Law and Order League be
organized.
REV. THOMAS REMARKS.
Speaking On the motion, Rev.
Thomas said this:
1t is apparent that law is every
day violated. Public decency
has been disregarded. Drunken
ess stalks the streets in hideous
beastiality. Prostitution parades
our pavements, making our pub
lie ways paths to He'll. 1t is high
time tha. Order and Decency be
proclaimed as our sentiment and
violaters be punished. | read in